Kirjahaku

This collection of short stories is designed around the concept of learning languages through reading and communication, rather than through inneffective rote memorization of artificial and complex grammar rules. By acquiring Japanese through stories, learners develop a deeper understanding of the nuances of the language as they can see everything in context. This is the first of this series, and is designed for absolute beginners. Each of the 5 chapters consists of 3 shorter readings and 1 longer reading Hiragana only - English used in place of Katakana Kanji/Katakana version also available Approx. 53 unique words* introduced gradually throughout Introduces 39 of the 75 unique words* used in the novel "Lisa と にほん の がっこう" On average, each unique word used 60 times.** Teacher's pack** contains class story, and short comprehension check story for each chapter Teacher's pack class stories gradually introduce the chapter's new vocab in the same order as the student stories *"Unique word count" does not include particles, multiple conjugations of same word, or Katakana words taken from English. **This count includes words used in class stories from the Teacher's Pack ***Sold Separately

Kai thought he was just a normal kid, with a normal pet dog, and a normal father. Follow Kai as he leaves Earth behind and starts to discover the truth about himself and his family. In this first book of the series, Kai and his pet "dog" travel to Planet 0404 and take their first steps on their quest to stop Lucifer.Philosophy and Features "Kai and Planet 0404" is a short novel created with TPRS/CI in mind. That being said it, I hope it will be a useful resource for anyone looking for study/reading materials in Japanese. The key features of the book are: 51 pages long Only uses approximately 112 unique words* Glossary includes every word in the book (includes separate entry for each different verb conjugation used) All Kanji and Katakana has furigana included (small hiragana characters to show pronunciation) Written mostly in polite (masu) form, with casual form included as required to make it natural. Checked by multiple native speakers to ensure accuracy *The unique word count does not include particles, or Katakana(words taken from English). Multiple conjugations of the same verb are only counted as 1 unique word. There is some judgement involved in counting "unique" words. This number represents my honest effort to provide an accurate count, but others may come to a slightly higher or lower number. If you would like to check for yourself, please feel free to check out the glossary(available on my website) before purchasing the novel. Additional Formats/Resources The following additional formats are also available through my website: Ebook Ebook (bilingual edition) Audiobook Complete English Translation (pdf) Free Printable Glossary